Design Notes is a show from about creative work and what it teaches us, hosted by Google's Liam Spradlin. Each episode we talk to people from unique creative fields to discover what inspires and unites us in our practice.

The fourth episode is a special
edition featuring Luis von Ahn, co-founder and CEO ofDuoLingo, recorded atSPAN 2017 in Pittsburgh. In the interview, Luis and guest host Aaron
Lammer discuss why von Ahn chooses projects that can make an
immediate impact and how language skills picked up from DuoLingo
can increase...

In the third episode Lizzy and
Darlene Okpo, the designers and sisters behind New York-based
fashion label William Okpo, detail what gives their line its
identity, the personas that shape a collection, and the
intersection of expression and utility in fashion
design.

The second episode features the
winners of this year’s Material Design awards, who sat down to talk
with Liam while being honored for their work at SPAN Pittsburgh.
Listen as the creative teams from NPR One, Eventbrite, Momondo, and
Blinkist detail how they each built experiences with distinct
personality, and discuss...

In the premiere episode, Liam
speaks with Mark Talbot and Youngjin Yoon ofTalbot & Yoon, a New York-based design firm focused on
objects, furniture, and home goods. The designers discuss making
play a central tenet of their practice, how objects evolve,
recontextualizing architecture to make it more accessible,
and...

About the Podcast

Design Notes is a show about creative work and what it teaches us, hosted by Google’s Liam Spradlin. Each episode we’ll talk with people from unique creative fields to discover what inspires and unites us in our practice.